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that's the reality of the u.s. senate. so it seems to me and i think a lot of other people that the president and senator mccain need to get together, you know, not have a beer summit, maybe drink something harder, and, you know, try to work this out and establish some kind of relationship on behalf of the american public. >> mccain has not shown any interest to work anything out with the president, and i think we can hold our breath on this one. thank you, jonathan alter. great to have you us with tonight. >> thanks, ed. >>> next up, mitt romney talks to big money donors and doubles down on his talk of the nation's 47%. >>> and then the rps never dreamed that they would end up seeing this. the new class of women has arrived on capitol hill. we'll talk to one of the new senators who fourgt one of the toughest races in the nation and won on the prairie. >>> welcome backed to ed show. thanks for staying with us tonight. president obama wasn't the only one speaking out today. the mr. mitt romney held a conference call with hi
that's the reality of the u.s. senate. so it seems to me and i think a lot of other people that the president and senator mccain need to get together, you know, not have a beer summit, maybe drink something harder, and, you know, try to work this out and establish some kind of relationship on behalf of the american public. >> mccain has not shown any interest to work anything out with the president, and i think we can hold our breath on this one. thank you, jonathan alter. great to have...
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that's what it was like today at the house foreign affairs committee's hearing on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, and in the house and senate and intelligence committees but those are both closed to the public. we learned today newly resigned cia chief david petraeus agreed to testify at a closed intelligence committee hearing tomorrow and maybe a closed house hearing, too. in his first remarks to a reporter since he resigned, general petraeus told kyra phillips from "headline news" his resignation had strictly to do with the affair and not related to benghazi. he told kyra phillips he's eager to testify in congress about the benghazi issue to clear that up. that's related presumably to the conspiracy theories of general petraeus' resignation that are populating the conservative media. quote, it's obvious someone was out to silence petraeus. quote, in the modern era, office holders with forgiving spouses simply do not resign from powerful jobs because of a temporary noncriminal consensual adult sexual liaison. said elliot spitzer. i mean, anthony weiner. i mean, jim
that's what it was like today at the house foreign affairs committee's hearing on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, and in the house and senate and intelligence committees but those are both closed to the public. we learned today newly resigned cia chief david petraeus agreed to testify at a closed intelligence committee hearing tomorrow and maybe a closed house hearing, too. in his first remarks to a reporter since he resigned, general petraeus told kyra phillips from...
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this comes on the same day that members of congress watched videos of the attack on the u.s. consulate. one of those videos showed chris stevens being dragged out of the building. the briefing today was the most comprehensive account yet and it also included a details timeline of how the attack unfolded. now, there was also and this is obviously very important, that closed circuit video from the consulate. accord tog one senator who watched that video, it's clear it was not a demonstration that spontaneously turned into an attack, which as we have said, that's what the administration officials said in the days following the incident and david petraeus will testify tomorrow, raising more questions about how the administration handling the situation. senator dan coates of indiana is on the intelligence committee. he saw the video. he'll be at the hearing tomorrow. he's "outfront." senator coates, really appreciate you're talk taking the time. what did you learn from the video? >> we learned a lot. we saw things in realtime. it was a composite video. i did not see evidence previ
this comes on the same day that members of congress watched videos of the attack on the u.s. consulate. one of those videos showed chris stevens being dragged out of the building. the briefing today was the most comprehensive account yet and it also included a details timeline of how the attack unfolded. now, there was also and this is obviously very important, that closed circuit video from the consulate. accord tog one senator who watched that video, it's clear it was not a demonstration that...
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he'll be the first sitting u.s. president to visit that country. in egypt a scene of devastation at a railroad crossing after a train hit a bus caring kindergarten students. the government says 49 children are dead, 18 others hurt. >>> back in this country, the coast guard is still searching for two oil rig workers after yesterday's explosion and fire on a platform in the gulf of mexico. >>> a 20-year-old missouri man is facing charges for an admitted plot to want a shooting spree at a theater showing the new twilight movie. the man's mother contacted police after she discovered he bought weapons like the ones used in the colorado movie theater massacre. >>> nfl great mike ditka say his doctors say he suffered a very minor stroke. ditka was playing cards yesterday when he suddenly had trouble speaking and using his hands. espn analyst says he feels good right now and it's not a big deal. and those are your fast five headlines. >>> we have this breaking news. israel and gaza exchange rocket fire for the fourth straight day. new video from the ground
he'll be the first sitting u.s. president to visit that country. in egypt a scene of devastation at a railroad crossing after a train hit a bus caring kindergarten students. the government says 49 children are dead, 18 others hurt. >>> back in this country, the coast guard is still searching for two oil rig workers after yesterday's explosion and fire on a platform in the gulf of mexico. >>> a 20-year-old missouri man is facing charges for an admitted plot to want a shooting...
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i think we're probably going to pick up the u.s. senate seat in pennsylvania. people forget, they say this is a democratic state. it's got a republican governor, one of the two senators is a republican, a majority of the house is republican. both the house and state senate are republican. there's likelihood he will carry pennsylvania. but in ohio, i think we're going to carry ohio. i'll give you one example, piers. in southeastern ohio is coal country and is very conservative with belief in god, right to bear arms. the democratic early voting in those counties are votes for romney. yet if you look at the various analysis, they're taking democratic turnout in ohio as though it's all going to be for obama. this is right next to west virginia, where a convicted felon sitting in a texas prison got 40% of the democratic presidential primary vote against obama. those are romney votes, not obama votes and romney going to pittsburgh is going to resonate all along that ohio river valley tomorrow. >> the problem it seems to me has been forced by hurricane sandy, which ca
i think we're probably going to pick up the u.s. senate seat in pennsylvania. people forget, they say this is a democratic state. it's got a republican governor, one of the two senators is a republican, a majority of the house is republican. both the house and state senate are republican. there's likelihood he will carry pennsylvania. but in ohio, i think we're going to carry ohio. i'll give you one example, piers. in southeastern ohio is coal country and is very conservative with belief in...
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chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ for real. ...that make a real difference. >> chris: the presidential campaign hit the pause button for a few days this week, when hurricane sandy barrelled up the east coast. but, by week's end the fury on the shoreline was replaced by the sound and fury on the trail. ♪ >> obviously, everyone is aware at this point that this is going to be a big and powerful storm. >> it has been a great working relationship. to make sure we are doing the jobs people elected us to do. >> we don't need the secretary of business to understand business. we need a president who understands business, and i do. and that's why... [cheers and applause]. >> president barack obama: governor romney has been using his talents as a sales money to dress up the very same policies that failed our country, so badly. >> mitt romney and i are campaigning on bi
chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ for real. ...that make a real difference. >> chris: the presidential campaign hit the pause button for a few days this week, when hurricane sandy barrelled up the east coast. but, by week's end the fury on the shoreline was replaced by the sound and...
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but $550 million jackpot is the second largest in u.s. history so how did it get this high? the numbers are coming in. first one is a five. that is a good number. any of you have five? second one is 23. five, then 23. get ready. 16.
but $550 million jackpot is the second largest in u.s. history so how did it get this high? the numbers are coming in. first one is a five. that is a good number. any of you have five? second one is 23. five, then 23. get ready. 16.
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we see it from three sides, britain, russia, the u.s. it's a whole other ballgame when you look at three interests. russian eyes, english eyes, chinese eyes. if you can see history and have empathy for others, other than yourself, you broaden your compassion, and you broaden -- we become a member of the world. of the global community. and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of history. we started in 1900, we end now. it's a lot. and we start -- we mentioned woodrow wilson, world war ii, saying america is the savior of the world, remember, after versailles. we show that this mission to be a global policeman starts a long time ago. but it certainly grows dangerous after the atomic bomb in 1945. >> it's a fascinating project. thoroughly enjoy the book. it's a riveting history lesson. you bring this stuff to life. and i commend you for it. >> thank you. >> the untold history of the united states is on showtime. the book is av
we see it from three sides, britain, russia, the u.s. it's a whole other ballgame when you look at three interests. russian eyes, english eyes, chinese eyes. if you can see history and have empathy for others, other than yourself, you broaden your compassion, and you broaden -- we become a member of the world. of the global community. and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of...
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. >> live from america's news headquarters, the u.s. death toll reading to 90 in the wake of hurricane sandy. the super storm killing 46 people in new york alone. millions are still without electricity and it could be weeks before it is restored to everyone. storm victims getting a first look at the destruction in their neighborhoods thursday. some were relieved to find only minor damage to their homes. others were devastated to learn they were wiped out. >> it's just complete devastation. and... you know, my parents have lived here for 40 years. it's unbelievable. i'm sorry. >> also, gasoline shortages are creating huge lines in new jersey, new york and connecticut. some people are reporting they had to wait for several hours to get gas for their carc or generators. now back to "on the record." for all of your latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. r" >> greta: the candidates make egg mad dash for the swing state, polls showing president obama with a razor-thing thin lead. but good news for governor romney. joining me is our panel. first
. >> live from america's news headquarters, the u.s. death toll reading to 90 in the wake of hurricane sandy. the super storm killing 46 people in new york alone. millions are still without electricity and it could be weeks before it is restored to everyone. storm victims getting a first look at the destruction in their neighborhoods thursday. some were relieved to find only minor damage to their homes. others were devastated to learn they were wiped out. >> it's just complete...
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the u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania 14 years ago. >> it troubles me so much is the benghazi attack in many ways echos the attacks of those embassies in 1998 when susan rice was head of the african region for our state department. >> senator bob corker in tennessee had a warning for the president. >> i would just ask the president to step back for a moment and realize that all of us here hold the secretary of state to a very different standard than most cabinet members. >> while republicans say they are concerned about susan rice advancing bad intel, they didn't think twice about confirming condoleezza rice as secretary of state. susan collins, lindsey graham and john mccain all voted to confirm condoleezza rice. who would support as the next secretary of state? >> i think john kerry would be a great appointment. >> if he is nominated and confirmed, it would wave the pay for a special election. democrats aren't worried. the president is not backing down from his support for the amba
the u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania 14 years ago. >> it troubles me so much is the benghazi attack in many ways echos the attacks of those embassies in 1998 when susan rice was head of the african region for our state department. >> senator bob corker in tennessee had a warning for the president. >> i would just ask the president to step back for a moment and realize that all of us here hold the secretary of state to a very different standard than most cabinet...
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is this a situation where the u.s. needs to apply more pressure or should we step back and let egyptian leaders work this out themselves? >> craig, elections have consequences and after all the egyptian people voted to put morsi and his party into power. the real struggle here as jim just mentioned is about the future of the parliament that was disbanded and the constitutional drafting committee whether or not in the end these two bodies will wind up reinforcing the islamization of egypt's society and this wasn't a close election so there is a divided country in egypt and this will have to play itself out. i don't think the united states should put took bogs in the fight at this point because we have bigger fish to fry to mix the metaphors up in gaza and the wore that morsi would play in helping to calm things down between israel and hamas. too much intervention at this point in time is not going to basically solve the overall problem for the united states and the middle east. >> i want to get your take on the republic
is this a situation where the u.s. needs to apply more pressure or should we step back and let egyptian leaders work this out themselves? >> craig, elections have consequences and after all the egyptian people voted to put morsi and his party into power. the real struggle here as jim just mentioned is about the future of the parliament that was disbanded and the constitutional drafting committee whether or not in the end these two bodies will wind up reinforcing the islamization of...
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ambassador, u.s. ambassador to the u.n., going out on five sunday shows she asked the proper questions she needed to ask to make sure she was not misleading the american people about what happened in benghazi. she said that that how she feels coming out of the hour-long meeting she had, behind closed doors with susan rice. the second thing she's concerned about, she meaning senator ayotte, is that when susan rice was on these shows, she was very careful to read from the talking points that were unclassified, talking about extremist elements. she also went a step further in some interviews saying that the obama administration has decimated al qaeda. what senator ayotte and other senators have said is that was misleading because she knew in a classified way that al qaeda might have been behind it. so that is what one -- two of the reasons why at least senator ayotte said that she is troubled. and she said that she is still not ready to say that she will vote for her. not only that, but she's still -- sh
ambassador, u.s. ambassador to the u.n., going out on five sunday shows she asked the proper questions she needed to ask to make sure she was not misleading the american people about what happened in benghazi. she said that that how she feels coming out of the hour-long meeting she had, behind closed doors with susan rice. the second thing she's concerned about, she meaning senator ayotte, is that when susan rice was on these shows, she was very careful to read from the talking points that were...
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. >> by definition these guys attack a u.s. embassy, they're terrorists. this is not rocket science, and these are nice glass houses and glass senates the folks in the hill are living on where they suddenly think it's a crime to go out and use talking points that aren't honest. geez, if that was a crime, 535 members of congress would be in jail for it. i'm listening to this, i have listened to congressman schiff and other members talk to folks who were in the room with david petraeus. no matter how many conversations you have, nothing is clear about the time line of when our intelligence community knew this was a terrorist attack versus some video inspired, protest inspired event and why that wasn't brought forward. obviously the american public has a right to know why an american ambassador and three other americans were killed there and whether there was anything we could do to stop it from happening then, to give them support, or to prevent something like that from happening in the future, and we're not getting those answers, at least not in the public
. >> by definition these guys attack a u.s. embassy, they're terrorists. this is not rocket science, and these are nice glass houses and glass senates the folks in the hill are living on where they suddenly think it's a crime to go out and use talking points that aren't honest. geez, if that was a crime, 535 members of congress would be in jail for it. i'm listening to this, i have listened to congressman schiff and other members talk to folks who were in the room with david petraeus. no...
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the a u.s. and africa and of individual governments who are trying to go wind and assist the transitional governments in doing that specific capacity building in the ministries and then a mocks the police, intelligence and the military mon-khmer forces. >> i think you have given us a question that occupy s. the role of all four of those critical actors and the process, perhaps we can convince corespondent, all without doing an injustice to the issues which are really very importance in determining success or failure. >> this will take a piece of that. to look at the response from the international community in the area of police training. entries / four to invite small numbers of police from countries to come to their country. in libya, for example, there are five or six different countries that now hosting police for training or that are providing training, something like that, without any overall coordination is a situation where at the end of the day you get police officers coming back for tr
the a u.s. and africa and of individual governments who are trying to go wind and assist the transitional governments in doing that specific capacity building in the ministries and then a mocks the police, intelligence and the military mon-khmer forces. >> i think you have given us a question that occupy s. the role of all four of those critical actors and the process, perhaps we can convince corespondent, all without doing an injustice to the issues which are really very importance in...
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a powerful u.s. senate democrat raising serious new questions over the resigning of david petraeus. the general stepping down after admitting an affair with his biographer. a committee will looking into the circumstances surroundings the circumstances and why they didn't receive any advance notice by the f.b.i. back to journal editorial report. i'll see you you at the top of the hour. around,guys. ♪ >> welcome back to the journal editorial report. coming up. the president's policies, taxes to immigration. tuesday was a good day for democrats, but not always for unions, big labor suffered some big losses on ballot measures across the country and we'll tell you where, but first, i'm joined by wall street columnist, peggy noonan, why do you think that mitt romney lost? >> i think that already we know some of the usual suspects even days after the election, the get out the vote effort on the democratic side was, appears to have been a master piece that will probably have impact on national elections going into the future. republicans have a lot to learn there. and there have been demo
a powerful u.s. senate democrat raising serious new questions over the resigning of david petraeus. the general stepping down after admitting an affair with his biographer. a committee will looking into the circumstances surroundings the circumstances and why they didn't receive any advance notice by the f.b.i. back to journal editorial report. i'll see you you at the top of the hour. around,guys. ♪ >> welcome back to the journal editorial report. coming up. the president's policies,...
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the cia of course became involved, directly involved in this when the suspected jihadist attacked u.s. facilities in benghazi. general petraeus was scheduled to testify this week. now, that as we know was derailed by the scandal. senator john mccain is one of several republican lawmakers remanding more information from the obama administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to have measure on that. our dana bash has been doing the best she can to take in all of the information. listen, this is tricky. so many of these stories are interconnected. there is a lot of reporting. not all confirmed, but u maybe just start with this. how has this matter worked out that general petraeus will indeed show up on capitol hill and testify voluntarily? >> well, it started with the senate intelligence chairwoman, dianne feinstein telling us yesterday that that was her desire. in her words, that's a big stone left unturned if petraeus doesn't come up here and tell members of congress wh
the cia of course became involved, directly involved in this when the suspected jihadist attacked u.s. facilities in benghazi. general petraeus was scheduled to testify this week. now, that as we know was derailed by the scandal. senator john mccain is one of several republican lawmakers remanding more information from the obama administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to...
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more than 90 people have die in the u.s. and millions are still without electricity. it could take weeks to get it back on. gasoline shortages creating huge rhine lines in new jersey, new york and connecticut. meteorologists predict another storm on the east coast on election day. the nor'easter could hit the mid-lat -- mid-atlantic. but it is early and the forecast could change. now back to "on the record." >> greta: the candidates make egg mad dash for the swing state, polls showing president obama with a razor-thing thin lead. but good news for governor romney. joining me is our panel. first, rick, the good news for the governor is with independents? >> independents. you look throughout the polls, dismacial state-level poll, governor romney is winning independent, sometimes by a lot. this is interesting for a couple of reasons, president obama won independents w ago. john kerry won among independents 8 years ago in the battleground states. so this is a big reversal. can the president lose independents that badly and still win? there is a good chance that the indepe
more than 90 people have die in the u.s. and millions are still without electricity. it could take weeks to get it back on. gasoline shortages creating huge rhine lines in new jersey, new york and connecticut. meteorologists predict another storm on the east coast on election day. the nor'easter could hit the mid-lat -- mid-atlantic. but it is early and the forecast could change. now back to "on the record." >> greta: the candidates make egg mad dash for the swing state, polls...
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they can really be candid about their opinions on the u.s. people talking from all around the globe. go to cnn's open mike project at cnn.com/world view. you can hear dozens of people weighing in with their election views. >> all right, azadeh, thank you very much. some more campaign news now just in. to morrisville, pennsylvania, where mitt romney is speaking live. >> accomplishing change isn't just something i talk about. it's something i've done and it's something i will do as president of the united states. now if you believe we can do better [ crowd chanting ] if you believe we can do better, if you believe americans can be on a better course, if you're tired of being tired, i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america on day one. when i'm elected, the economy and the american job market will be stagnant but i'm not going to waste any time complaining about my predecessor. i won't spend my effort trying to past partisan legislation unrelated to jobs and growth. from day one i'll go to work helping
they can really be candid about their opinions on the u.s. people talking from all around the globe. go to cnn's open mike project at cnn.com/world view. you can hear dozens of people weighing in with their election views. >> all right, azadeh, thank you very much. some more campaign news now just in. to morrisville, pennsylvania, where mitt romney is speaking live. >> accomplishing change isn't just something i talk about. it's something i've done and it's something i will do as...
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quite frankly, take a look at the u.s. senate. it's where dreams go to die these days. there is so little leadership. fromfrustrating if you are a person who wants to move the agenda. i'm going to take a chance here and i want you, powers to react to this in 2008 i thought john mccain waged a terrible campaign. i thought he didn't expose the challenger barack obama. i thought he was afraid and intimidated by him. i think i was wrong about that. i don't think john mccain is a guy that backs down and i think i was wrong but i kept questioning why don't you bring it to him. bring it to him. here is a guy who voted president, no accomplish. s in the senate. nothing on his resume out of the ordinary. just let him have it and he wouldn't. the last four years the only leader i have seen in america and mccain goes out of the ideology. he goes against his own party when he feels it is mccain. i mean, mccain is the guy that wants the truth about libya. mccain is the guy who wants to solve the immigration problem. mccain is the guy. i think mccain is the best leader in the country
quite frankly, take a look at the u.s. senate. it's where dreams go to die these days. there is so little leadership. fromfrustrating if you are a person who wants to move the agenda. i'm going to take a chance here and i want you, powers to react to this in 2008 i thought john mccain waged a terrible campaign. i thought he didn't expose the challenger barack obama. i thought he was afraid and intimidated by him. i think i was wrong about that. i don't think john mccain is a guy that backs down...
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sources tell msnbc news that ambassador rice as requested meetings with u.s. senators this week and this is news and tomorrow she will meet with republican senators, john mccain, lindsey graham, and kelly. on wednesday she will meet with republican senator susan collins. but forget the facts that make this a no scandal. fox news just keeps its drumbeat going. for the past three months is on an never ending loop. they talk about coverups, what did susan rice know and when did they know it was terror. but today the truth came out. listen to what tom ricks, the defense expert and pulitzer price winner -- listen to what he has had to say. >> senator mccain says he would block any chance to nominate susan rice to become secretary of state. she's currently the u.n. ambassador. he seems to be backing away from that. what do you think? >> i think benghazi was hyped by this network especially and now that the campaign is over i think he's backing off a little bit. they are not going to stop susan rice from being secretary of state. >> benghazi was hyped, especially by
sources tell msnbc news that ambassador rice as requested meetings with u.s. senators this week and this is news and tomorrow she will meet with republican senators, john mccain, lindsey graham, and kelly. on wednesday she will meet with republican senator susan collins. but forget the facts that make this a no scandal. fox news just keeps its drumbeat going. for the past three months is on an never ending loop. they talk about coverups, what did susan rice know and when did they know it was...
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now to the politics playing out over the aaattack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. senate leaders say they will now investigate the talking points given to u.n. ambassador susan rice and why they did not reflect cia findings shortly after the attack that was a terrorist-related incident. on "meet the press" senate intelligence committee chairperson dianne feinstein defended the house against allegations it changed the script for plital purposes ahead of the election. >> this whole process is going to be checked out. we're going to find out who made changes in the original statement. until we do, i really think it's unwarranted to make accusations. >> and joining me now is rachel smolk and michael smirkonish and jimmy williams. ray she will, let me start off with you. i want to play a couple of other clips from "meet the press." let me play lindsey graham, because what we heard from senator feinstein was a response to some of the comments made particularly by mr. graha miker. >> would this white house mislead people about american security events? i think they might.
now to the politics playing out over the aaattack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. senate leaders say they will now investigate the talking points given to u.n. ambassador susan rice and why they did not reflect cia findings shortly after the attack that was a terrorist-related incident. on "meet the press" senate intelligence committee chairperson dianne feinstein defended the house against allegations it changed the script for plital purposes ahead of the election. >> this...
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the seventh u.s. circuit court of appeals rewrote the old law out of existence. the opinion written by a judge who was appointed be i president george w. bush says the illinois eves dropping statute restricts far more speech than necessary to protect legitimate privacy interests. it violates free speech and free press guarantees. the people of illinois had tired of this obviously unconstitutional law before the supreme court disposed of it this week. in august of last year, a woman was prosecuted for recording internal investigators who she believed were trying to persuade her not to file a sexual harassment complaint against a police officer. the woman went to trial and was found not guilty by a jury of her peers. the good police officers in this country, which is to say most, have no problem with the supreme court's decision. you can videotape them all day and you won't find them doing anything wrong. >> thank you. >> but tonight, thanks to federal judges appointed wii both democratic and republican presidents, some chicago cops, the bad cops, have something ne
the seventh u.s. circuit court of appeals rewrote the old law out of existence. the opinion written by a judge who was appointed be i president george w. bush says the illinois eves dropping statute restricts far more speech than necessary to protect legitimate privacy interests. it violates free speech and free press guarantees. the people of illinois had tired of this obviously unconstitutional law before the supreme court disposed of it this week. in august of last year, a woman was...
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the trips to burma and cambodia represent the first visits by a sitting u.s. president to either of those countries ever. and on this pre-thanksgiving trip, he squeeze eed in a trip to our long standing ally in the region, thailand. the president is traveling in
the trips to burma and cambodia represent the first visits by a sitting u.s. president to either of those countries ever. and on this pre-thanksgiving trip, he squeeze eed in a trip to our long standing ally in the region, thailand. the president is traveling in
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that's four more democratic women in the u.s. senate. among the republicans in the senate, their number of women actually dropped. they went from 5 to 4. in the house, it's the same pattern. as best as we can tell thus far, there are still some things to be decided yet, but the democratic caucus in the house added eight women. there used to be 52 democratic women in the house. in january, there will be 60. on the republican side, though, they went down again. they went from having only 24 women in the house on the republican side to having only 20 women in the house starting in january. so even with there being more republicans in the house than democrats overall, even though democrats are the smaller party overall in the house, democrats now have triple the number of women that the republicans have in that house. nancy pelosi, the leader of the democrats in the house and the first woman to ever be speaker of that body, today she announced that although with every single woman member of her caucus, all 60 of them, that she would put her
that's four more democratic women in the u.s. senate. among the republicans in the senate, their number of women actually dropped. they went from 5 to 4. in the house, it's the same pattern. as best as we can tell thus far, there are still some things to be decided yet, but the democratic caucus in the house added eight women. there used to be 52 democratic women in the house. in january, there will be 60. on the republican side, though, they went down again. they went from having only 24 women...
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eastern time, and becoming the first sitting u.s. president to visit there. while in cambodia, the president is going to be meeting with a leaders at a dinner of the asian summit. and yesterday he made a historic meeting in myanmar where he met with parliament elected leader aun san suu kyi. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government, but it is an acknowledgment that there is a process under way inside of that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody foresaw. >> meanwhile back home in washington, congress is off for a week for the thanksgiving holiday, lawmakers are vowing to get to the bottom of intelligence questions in the immediate wake of the deadly attack of a u.s. consulate in libya, including whether ambassador susan rice's so-called talking points were altared the weekend after she gave that announcem of the attack. >> she didn't know anything about the attack in benghazi and the most politically compliant person. i don't know what she knew, but i know that the story she told was misleading. >> the debate on the hill in
eastern time, and becoming the first sitting u.s. president to visit there. while in cambodia, the president is going to be meeting with a leaders at a dinner of the asian summit. and yesterday he made a historic meeting in myanmar where he met with parliament elected leader aun san suu kyi. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government, but it is an acknowledgment that there is a process under way inside of that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody...
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while the u.s. economy and millions of american families have been struggling with unemployment and underemployment, net sales for the walton family has grown more than $70 billion since the start of the great recession. now, a lot of those families in the bottom half struggling with underemployment are in fact walmart workers. a leaked internal document revealed that the base pay at the sam's club stores can be as low as $8 an hour. that's a mere $16,000 a year. with wage increases in drips and drabs as low as 20 or 40 cents per hour. one study found that walmart employees in california were nearly 40% more likely to use public assistance to make ends meet. costing the state's taxpayers $86 million annually. that means people with jobs in that state are still having to turn to the public safety net to get by. because working at walmart is not sustainable employment. if walmart became the standard across all retailers in california, taxpayers would have to subsidize their fellow workers with an addi
while the u.s. economy and millions of american families have been struggling with unemployment and underemployment, net sales for the walton family has grown more than $70 billion since the start of the great recession. now, a lot of those families in the bottom half struggling with underemployment are in fact walmart workers. a leaked internal document revealed that the base pay at the sam's club stores can be as low as $8 an hour. that's a mere $16,000 a year. with wage increases in drips...
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the u.s. unemployment rate averaged 8.2% nationally. in the years prior to the recession. the u.s. unemployment rate was generally around 5%. >>> the warriors make a comeback after being down against the kings. could they keep it up until the end of the game? fred is next with sports. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver. only from at&t u-verse. get a free wireless receiver with a qualifying u-verse plan. rethink possible. get a free wireless receiver with a qualifying u-verse plan. that's elizabeth.n. and that's skyler... and his mom, nancy. they're just a few of the californ
the u.s. unemployment rate averaged 8.2% nationally. in the years prior to the recession. the u.s. unemployment rate was generally around 5%. >>> the warriors make a comeback after being down against the kings. could they keep it up until the end of the game? fred is next with sports. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't...
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the u.s. economy expanded more than at any other time in history. but something happened because corporations are still doing really, really, really well. but the people that work for them, not so much. corporate profits measured as a percentage have hit record highs. but compensation has hit record lows. look at this chart compared to profits and compensation over the last decade. profit profits is a percentage has surged to record levels. compensation, which workers get, has declined. and these are partially the same trend. corporations threaten to go overseas, they cut costs by give less and less to workers and keep more revenue as profit. in fact, it looked like a dragon. the dragon of inequality. so how do you slay the dragon of inequality and low worker compensation? the twinkie era is not coming back. and and here's what is coming. the affordable care act. explaining what it has to do requires moving from twinkies to pizza. and i recognize there's some irony in talking about junk food, but we're going to do it any way. papa john's has been co
the u.s. economy expanded more than at any other time in history. but something happened because corporations are still doing really, really, really well. but the people that work for them, not so much. corporate profits measured as a percentage have hit record highs. but compensation has hit record lows. look at this chart compared to profits and compensation over the last decade. profit profits is a percentage has surged to record levels. compensation, which workers get, has declined. and...
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john mccain supported u.s. air strikes in libya, but now a year and a half later, one republican is using the air strikes to attack president obama. texas congressman louie gohmert has cooked up a wild conspiracy theory about bombing libya. >> this administration sent planes and bombs and support to oust gadhafi so that al qaeda and the muslim brotherhood could take over libya. >> what? the administration, john mccain, and other republicans wanted u.s. air strikes on libya? they did it to oust a dictator who had american blood on his hands and was murdering his own people. and this crackpot from texas wants you to believe president obama was trying to help al qaeda? it's important to remember louie gohmert isn't a right wing blogger or a fox news host. he is a sitting united states congressman from texas. this guy has a very long and ugly history of disgusting rhetoric on a number of issues. >> i'm sure that there are people here who think abortion is okay. i don't want to make you sick, but i brought an aborti
john mccain supported u.s. air strikes in libya, but now a year and a half later, one republican is using the air strikes to attack president obama. texas congressman louie gohmert has cooked up a wild conspiracy theory about bombing libya. >> this administration sent planes and bombs and support to oust gadhafi so that al qaeda and the muslim brotherhood could take over libya. >> what? the administration, john mccain, and other republicans wanted u.s. air strikes on libya? they did...
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the u.s. conference of mayors says republican spending cuts would cost cities at least $110 billion just next year. the cuts would take a 36% out of education, housing programs would suffer, workforce training programs could get cut. the cuts would also force cities to lay off workers. the hurricane recovery shows how much local governments rely on federal help. republicans, independents and democrats are joining forces. >> i was speaking on behalf of the country when i said we are going to be here until the rebuilding is complete. >> the nation's mayors are hoping the democrats will keep them in mind as they debate the debt. i'm joined tonight we minneapolis mayor r.t. rybak who was in that meeting today with the vice president. and talking about budget cut to cities. r.t., good to have you with us tonight. what did you tell the vice president? how severe would these cuts be to towns such as yours? >> first off we heard the vice president say before we opened our mouths that he gets what we'r
the u.s. conference of mayors says republican spending cuts would cost cities at least $110 billion just next year. the cuts would take a 36% out of education, housing programs would suffer, workforce training programs could get cut. the cuts would also force cities to lay off workers. the hurricane recovery shows how much local governments rely on federal help. republicans, independents and democrats are joining forces. >> i was speaking on behalf of the country when i said we are going...
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but also for republicans who are hoping to pick up some seats in the u.s. senate. i'm here in the nation's capital where the face of congress is altered. let's start in the senate. democrats in control and gained seats. kind of amazing since at the start of the cycle everyone assumed they were going to lose control. in montana, in north dakota, both traditionally republican states, surprised wins for democrats. nbc declared montana for jon tester today and in north dakota democrat heidi heitkamp is the apparent winner. other big senate races, ted kennedy's old seat, flips back to blue with senator-elect elizabeth warren and wisconsin sends the first openly gay person to the senate, tammy baldwin and indiana a seat the gop flushed away with a far right candidate, mourdock. shifting gears to other side of the capitol, republicans hold the house and will see a small net loss when the results are in. why didn't the democrats come closer? think iowa's 3rd district tells the story. what was a fair fight. democrats needed to win races like this last night but they fell sh
but also for republicans who are hoping to pick up some seats in the u.s. senate. i'm here in the nation's capital where the face of congress is altered. let's start in the senate. democrats in control and gained seats. kind of amazing since at the start of the cycle everyone assumed they were going to lose control. in montana, in north dakota, both traditionally republican states, surprised wins for democrats. nbc declared montana for jon tester today and in north dakota democrat heidi...
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i mean, one-fifth of the u.s. population, over the years, what's happened is that some states have coalesced into republican zones, others into democrat. and people of similar affinity, similar belief, kind of work go into certain places in the country to live. and that's left fewer and fewer states over the years that are diverse enough to be called up for grabs. and that's what we have now, we have this very tiny sort of one-fifth of the population that's ultimately going to decide this election. >> shepard: every election cycle we sit around from time to time and talk about how dated this electoral college thing is and wonder why do we still do this? why do we still do this? >> let's think about that again, it does seem dated and problematic. and would you wish for a majority vote. in this case, in this particular election, it were to be a majority vote, we're in the same situation of the wall street journal nbc poll today has them a point apart on a national level and that's 2.5% margin of error, so, it's, it'
i mean, one-fifth of the u.s. population, over the years, what's happened is that some states have coalesced into republican zones, others into democrat. and people of similar affinity, similar belief, kind of work go into certain places in the country to live. and that's left fewer and fewer states over the years that are diverse enough to be called up for grabs. and that's what we have now, we have this very tiny sort of one-fifth of the population that's ultimately going to decide this...